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A 34-year-old female asked:

Pleuritis. prednisone 10 mg 4 pills for 3 days 3 for 3 days etc. pain ok but hard to breathe at night. on day 4 of meds. back to dr or wait?

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Dr. Charlene Sojico
Pediatrics 43 years experience
See your doctor : as soon as possible! You should already have some relief with your current treatment . Need re-evaluation. Run some tests or x- ray etc. depending on findings.
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